Managing Up

How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge

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Navigate power dynamics, build effective relationships with higher-ups, and earn more authority, freedom and confidence at work.

'Outstanding. A better way to get ahead at work' Greg McKeown

'Turn potential conflicts into opportunities for growth' Daniel H. Pink

Do you feel vulnerable to the whims of your boss, peers or internal politics?
Do you push through each day with an undercurrent of anxiety?
Are you micromanaged, interrupted in meetings, saddled with busy work or overlooked for career opportunities?

There's a way to teach those above you to value your ideas and treat you with respect - without ever changing your job title.

Human behaviour professor and award-winning career coach Melody Wilding has helped thousands of clients advocate for their needs at work while navigating office politics. In this clear, tactical guide, time-tested strategies, detailed scripts and transformative insights will help you:

Get in your boss's head to understand their priorities
Earn more respect from your manager
Say no and push back with tact

No matter your level, reclaim control of your career by building the emotional intelligence, relational capital and negotiation savvy to succeed in a turbulent working world.

Outstanding. Wilding's scripts and strategies show us a better way to get ahead at work.

Greg McKeown, New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism and Effortless

In this sophisticated yet accessible guide, Wilding transforms what most of us learn through painful trial and error into a clear, research-backed blueprint for taking control of our professional future. She masterfully explains how to thoughtfully navigate those difficult conversations that often define our career trajectory, and turn what can be an anxiety-ridden, transactional relationship with our boss into a true partnership.

Amy Gallo, co-host of HBR's Women at Work podcast and author of Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People)

Wilding has accomplished something rare and invaluable, which is combining bigger-picture insight with specific advice so that readers walk away with concrete, practical advice to experiment with. I am already thinking about how to use the insights with my own colleagues and board members, even as I buy copies for my own direct reports to help them deal with me.

Sheila Heen, co-author, Difficult Conversations and faculty, Harvard Law School

About Melody Wilding

Melody Wilding is an award-winning executive coach, keynote speaker and author of Trust Yourself. Named one of Insider’s “most innovative career coaches,” her clients include CEOs, C-level executives and managers at top Fortune 500 companies such as Google, Amazon, Walmart and JPMorgan Chase, among others.

A human behaviour professor at Hunter College in New York City, Melody’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and dozens of other media outlets. She is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Psychology Today and Forbes.

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Imprint: Torva
Published: 06/03/2025
ISBN: 9781911709954
Length: 320 pages
Dimensions: 236mm x 24mm x 155mm
Weight: 388g
Price: £16.99

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